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Warning of War

A Novel of the North China Marines

By: James Brady

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Warning of War

A Novel of the North China Marines

By: James Brady

The New York Times Bestselling Author of The Marines of Autumn Late November of 1941. Half the world is at war and with the other half about to join in, a thousand U.S. Marines stand sentinel over the last days of an uneasy truce between ourselves and the Imperial Japanese Army in chaotic North China. By November 27, FDR is convinced Japan is about to launch a military action. Washington doesn't know where, isn't sure precisely when. But the Cabinet is sufficiently alarmed that War Secretary Henry Stimson and Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox are authorized to send an immediate and coded "warning of war" to American bases and units in harm's way. In Shanghai two cruise ships are chartered and 800 armed American Marines are marched through the great port city with enormous pomp and circumstance and embarked for Manila. Another 200 Marines, unable to reach Shanghai, and serving in small garrisons and posts from Peking to Mongolia and the Gobi Desert, are caught short by this "warning of war." This is their story. Of how a detachment of American Marines marooned in North China as war erupts, set out on an epic march through hostile territory in an attempt to fight their way out of China and, somehow, rejoin their Corps for the war against Japan. James Brady dazzles us once again with a stunning and unflinching look at America at war. Warning of War is a moving tribute to sheer courage, determination, and Marine Corps discipline, and is a wonderful celebration of America in one of its darkest but finest hours.

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Macmillan

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1429901969

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Beau

By: Elle James

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Beau

By: Elle James

Raised by a single father, Beau Boyette joined the military to earn money for college. He stayed because he loved the challenge and found a family in his Airborne Ranger team. The sole survivor of a catastrophic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of his entire team, Beau left the military, worked as a mercenary and landed with his merc team working for Bayou Brotherhood Protectors in southern Louisiana. still searching for where he fits in the civilian world. Daughter of state senator, Aurelie Anderson, runs her father’s philanthropy operations centered around saving the bayou. With her father up for reelection against a candidate with Cajun mafia backing, she treads a dangerous path, sneaking onto industry properties to witness blatant violations of EPA guidelines, threatening the delicate bayou echo system. Attempts to kidnap or kill Aurelie force her to go to Bayou Mambaloa to seek protection and a place to lie low until her attackers are identified and neutralized. Assigned as Aurelie’s protector, Beau has his hands full defending Aurelie from her attackers and his heart from falling for the beautiful activist determined to make a difference in the bayou.

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Elle James

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1626955220

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9781626955226

Lucille Ball FAQ

Everything Left to Know About America's Favorite Redhead

By: Barry Monush,James Sheridan

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Lucille Ball FAQ

Everything Left to Know About America's Favorite Redhead

By: Barry Monush,James Sheridan

(Applause Books). Although countless books and articles have been written about Lucille Ball, most people know only the surface details of her personal life and some basic facts about her popular television series. Lucille Ball FAQ takes us beyond the "Lucy" character to give readers information that might not be common knowledge about one of the world's most beloved entertainers. It can be read straight through, but the FAQ format also invites readers to pick it up and dig in at any point. Background information and anecdotes are provided in such categories as: People Lucy found funny; Lucy at home: her various residences throughout the years; Movie/television/radio/theater projects that never materialized; Lucy's off-camera romantic attachments. James Sheridan and Barry Monush go beyond the well known facts, making this an indispensable book for all Lucille Ball fans!

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Applause Theatre & Cinema

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1557839336

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9781557839336

Slice, Dice and Die

James Wyche

By: James Wyche

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Slice, Dice and Die

James Wyche

By: James Wyche

Slice, Dice and Die is a sequel to Wyche's first Novel, Onions Make You Fry and features the same cast of characters, but in different adventures in South Louisiana and Texas wherein Flint Malone finds himself up to his neck in hair-raising events that threaten his life and that of his side kick, Boo Worthy. Flint and Boo again become Gator and Pepper, respectively assuming the personas of reprobate Louisiana alligator trappers as they squelch both a drug ring and the remnants of a satanic cult, also a carry-over from Onions. Within the pages of Slice, Flint finds his soul mate who helps him solve the murders of his business partner, Lila and her husband, Dutch. The intrigue of Flint's escapades in the Attakapas Basin swamp of South Louisiana as Gator and in Lafayette, Louisiana as British oil tycoon, Harold Wintergarten, is exceeded only by his ardor for his soul mate, Sharon and devotion to his vocation as owner and head chef for his newly built, Gumbo You and his already successful catering business, It Don't Matter. Flint's culinary expertise was becoming legendary and yet his plans are constantly interrupted by his allegiance to a group simply called the Task Force, dedicated to the destruction of satanic cults in south Louisiana. Dive into this adventure and romance filled novel and follow the complex character of Flint Malone as he cooks his way through unbelievably dangerous events while at the same time finding the contentment and true love that he hopes will flavor the rest of his life. You won't be disappointed. I guarantee it!

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Author House

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1481777300

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9781481777308

Emergency Action Message, Part 2

By: James Howell

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Emergency Action Message, Part 2

By: James Howell

The book chronicles the events that occurs in the final year before the bloodless beginning of the Second American Civil War. "Whatever the reason for this civil war," Archivist Graham North said, "it is dwarfed by the simple fact that twenty eight million men, women and children vanished." This dramatization follows the actions and inactions of over one hundred people who let themselves force a nation and the world at large toward war. Religion, politics, region, language and stupidity are equally represented in vivid detail.

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Lulu.com

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1312264888

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9781312264885

Emergency Action Message Part 1

By: James Howell

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Emergency Action Message Part 1

By: James Howell

This is a fictional history of the last days of peace before the beginning of the Second American Civil War. I focus on the lives of nearly one hundred people whose actions and inactions contributed to a war that fractured this nation again and cost the lives of twenty eight million men, women and children.

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1312264608

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A Stained White Radiance

By: James Lee Burke

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A Stained White Radiance

By: James Lee Burke

Detective Dave Robicheaux travels to the mountains of Montana to help his best friend and unearths a larger plot that threatens them both. Oil speculator Weldon Sonnier is the patriarch of a troubled family intimately bound to the CIA, the Mob, and the Klan. Now, the murder of a cop and a bizarre assassination attempt pull Detective Dave Robicheaux into the Sonniers’ hellish world of madness, murder, and incest. But Robicheaux has devils of his own—and they may just destroy the tormented investigator and the two people he holds most dear.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439167621

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9781439167625

Footprints in the Clay

By: James Wyers

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Footprints in the Clay

By: James Wyers

Footprints in the Clay is a fictional account of the Fuller family and their exploits in the mid nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. The Fullers were a proud close-knit family who, over a period of decades, moved from Maryland and Virginia into the Carolinas and finally Georgia and Alabama. One of the early family leaders proudly proclaimed, "I have left my footprints in the clay of many places, never once being forced to move." Jim Fuller and redhead cousin Charley Butts, after a series of events, find themselves in situations where their freedom is at stake. Although Footprints is primarily a fictional work, many of the events described are historical fact, although some are little known or forgotten. Join the feisty cousins as they take their wild ride from the Spanish-American War through the first decade of the twentieth century.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1641381876

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9781641381871

Voodoo On The Bayou

By: Elle James

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Voodoo On The Bayou

By: Elle James

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Elle James, the 1st book in the Cajun Magic Series Don’t piss off the Voodoo Queen… Craig Thibodeaux’s tangled with the wrong person. Cursed by Bayou Miste’s notorious Voodoo Queen, he’s destined to be a frog by day and a man by night. If he doesn’t find someone to love him by the next full moon, he’ll remain amphibious for the rest of his days. Elaine Smith came to Bayou Miste to investigate the source of pollutants and finds herself in need of a bodyguard when she gets too close to revealing the source. Though suspiciously absent during the day, handsome local Craig Thibodeaux offers to be that bodyguard in her forays into the swamp at night. Together, they discover the culprits and a magical desire neither expected to find in the blackest waters of the bayou.

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Elle James

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162695044X

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Voodoo For Two

By: Elle James

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Voodoo For Two

By: Elle James

One Spell…Double the Trouble... Determined to marry the most eligible bachelor in the parish to save her family, Lucie LeBieu turns a love bug loose to cast its Voodoo spell. What she doesn't count on is hitting two targets—the golden boy congressional candidate, Eric Littington and her Cajun-hot ex, Ben Boyette. She has to undo the spell in order to set things straight before she falls back in bed—and in love—with a certain down and dirty heartbreaker. Undercover investigator Ben Boyette is on special assignment to discover who is threatening Littington when he runs across his old flame, Lucie, cooking up trouble. Again. And when threats turn deadly, Lucie is caught in the middle. Can Ben find a way to protect the politician from falling victim to a killer and himself from falling for the irresistible bayou temptress?

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Elle James

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1626950474

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Why Waco?

Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America

By: James D. Tabor,Eugene V. Gallagher

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Why Waco?

Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America

By: James D. Tabor,Eugene V. Gallagher

The 1993 government assault on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, resulted in the deaths of four federal agents and eighty Branch Davidians, including seventeen children. Whether these tragic deaths could have been avoided is still debatable, but what seems clear is that the events in Texas have broad implications for religious freedom in America. James Tabor and Eugene Gallagher's bold examination of the Waco story offers the first balanced account of the siege. They try to understand what really happened in Waco: What brought the Branch Davidians to Mount Carmel? Why did the government attack? How did the media affect events? The authors address the accusations of illegal weapons possession, strange sexual practices, and child abuse that were made against David Koresh and his followers. Without attempting to excuse such actions, they point out that the public has not heard the complete story and that many media reports were distorted. The authors have carefully studied the Davidian movement, analyzing the theology and biblical interpretation that were so central to the group's functioning. They also consider how two decades of intense activity against so-called cults have influenced public perceptions of unorthodox religions. In exploring our fear of unconventional religious groups and how such fear curtails our ability to tolerate religious differences, Why Waco? is an unsettling wake-up call. Using the events at Mount Carmel as a cautionary tale, the authors challenge all Americans, including government officials and media representatives, to closely examine our national commitment to religious freedom.

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Univ of California Press

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0520919181

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9780520919181

The Faith and the Rangers

A Collection of Texas Ranger & Western Stories

By: James J. Griffin

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The Faith and the Rangers

A Collection of Texas Ranger & Western Stories

By: James J. Griffin

Exciting, realistic stories of the Texas Rangers, sure to keep the reader turning the pages until the last outlaw is brought to justice. Action-packed reading for everyone!" Texas Ranger Sergeant Jim Huggins of Company A. The Faith and the Rangers is an anthology of traditional Western and Texas Ranger short stories. For fans of the Jim Blawcyzk and Cody Havlicek Texas Ranger novels, the collection includes Left Handed Law, in which Jim and Cody meet for the first time. The Wind is a ghostly tale, as might have been told around many a cattle drive campfire. The collection includes action, adventure, and romance, with heroes young and old, some likely, others not so. There are ten stories in all, certain to please anyone who enjoys a good mystery or a thrilling tale of the Frontier West.

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iUniverse

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1440193215

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9781440193217

Shakey

Neil Young's Biography

By: James McDonough

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Shakey

Neil Young's Biography

By: James McDonough

Neil Young is one of rock and roll’s most important, influential and enigmatic figures, an intensely reticent artist who has granted no writer access to his inner sanctum -- until now. In Shakey, Jimmy McDonough tells the whole story of Young’s incredible life and career: from his childhood in Canada to the founding of folk-rock pioneers Buffalo Springfield; to the bleary conglomeration of Crazy Horse and simultaneous monstrous success of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; to the depths of the Tonight’s the Night depravity and the strange changes of the Geffen years; and Young’s unprecedented nineties “comeback” with Ragged Glory and Harvest Moon. No detail is spared -- not the sex, drugs, relationships, breakups, births, deaths, nor the variety of chameleon-like transformations that have enabled Young to remain one of the most revered musical forces of our time. Shakey (the title refers to one of Young’s many aliases) is not only a detailed chronicle of the rock era told through the life of one uncompromising artist, but the compelling human story of a lonely kid for whom music was the only outlet; a driven yet tortured figure who learned to control his epilepsy via “mind over matter”; an oddly passionate model train mogul who -- inspired by his own son’s struggle with cerebral palsy -- became a major activist in the quest to help those with the condition. Based on interviews with hundreds of Young’s associates (many speaking freely for the first time), as well as extensive exclusive interviews with Young himself, Shakey is a story told through the interwoven voices of McDonough -- biographer, critic, historian, obsessive fan -- and the ever-cantankerous (but slyly funny) Young himself, who puts his biographer through some unforgettable paces while answering the question: Is it better to burn out than to fade away?

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Vintage Canada

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0307373800

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9780307373809

The Theater of Tony Kushner

Living Past Hope

By: James Fisher

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The Theater of Tony Kushner

Living Past Hope

By: James Fisher

The Theater of Tony Kushner is a comprehensive portrait of the forty-year long career of dramatist Tony Kushner as playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and public intellectual and political activist. Following an introduction examining the influences of Kushner’s development as an artist, this updated second edition features individual chapters on his major plays, including A Bright Room Called Day, Hydriotaphia, or The Death of Dr. Browne, Angels in America, Slavs! Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness, Homebody/Kabul, Caroline, or Change, and The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures, along with chapters on Kushner’s adaptations, one-act plays, and screenplays, including his two Academy Award-nominated screenplays, Munich and Lincoln. A book for anyone interested in theater, film, literature, and the ways in which the past informs the present, this second edition of The Theater of Tony Kushner explores how his writings reflect key elements of American society, from politics and economics to race, gender, and spirituality, all with the hope of inspiring America to live up to its ideals.

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Routledge

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0429675984

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The Indigenous Black People of Monroe, Louisiana and the Surrounding Cities, Towns, and Villages

A 100 Year Documentary

By: James O. McHenry ED.D

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The Indigenous Black People of Monroe, Louisiana and the Surrounding Cities, Towns, and Villages

A 100 Year Documentary

By: James O. McHenry ED.D

This book is for those Louisiana slaves (and all the American slaves) whose labor was forced without regard to their humanity, even further, with unrestrained disrespect for their existence. This book is a tribute to the indigenous (originated in or native to the region) Black people of Northeast Louisiana, those folk who were reared in the rural areas, villages, and small towns; who worked on the farms and plantations; sharecropped; cleared all the land; tended all the livestock; planted and harvested all the crops; cooked for, babysat, and cleaned the homes of White folk; and endured the hardships of it all. This is a tribute to those laborers and professionals who strived for better lives for themselves and their families; the people who remained in Monroe, those who migrated to Monroe to make it a fine place to call home, and those who returned to the warmth of Monroe to live; and also, to those who left the area and moved on to other parts of the United States and world. I want to thank them all for trusting me with their stories.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1453588604

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9781453588604

The Virtues of Economy

Governance, Power, and Piety in Late Medieval Rome

By: James A. Palmer

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The Virtues of Economy

Governance, Power, and Piety in Late Medieval Rome

By: James A. Palmer

The humanist perception of fourteenth-century Rome as a slumbering ruin awaiting the Renaissance and the return of papal power has cast a long shadow on the historiography of the city. Challenging this view, James A. Palmer argues that Roman political culture underwent dramatic changes in the late Middle Ages, with profound and lasting implications for city's subsequent development. The Virtues of Economy examines the transformation of Rome's governing elites as a result of changes in the city's economic, political, and spiritual landscape. Palmer explores this shift through the history of Roman political society, its identity as an urban commune, and its once-and-future role as the spiritual capital of Latin Christendom. Tracing the contours of everyday Roman politics, The Virtues of Economy reframes the reestablishment of papal sovereignty in Rome as the product of synergy between papal ambitions and local political culture. More broadly, Palmer emphasizes Rome's distinct role in evolution of medieval Italy's city-communes.

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Cornell University Press

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1501742388

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9781501742385

Deja Voodoo

By: Elle James

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Deja Voodoo

By: Elle James

Careful What You Wish For Tired of her mother’s matchmaking, Alexandra Belle Boyette wishes she could find a man with all the loyalty and unconditional love of her dog. With the help of a voodoo charm, her careless wish comes true and her dog, Sport, is changed into a man, who unfortunately still behaves like a dog. How typical. And just when her mother hits the jackpot of male matchmaking candidates. Now she’s saddled with a man who’s a dog when she’d rather throw her saddle on her mother’s next-door neighbor! It Might Come True Ed Marceau is in Bayou Miste to protect a key murder witness from being snuffed. With the task of blending in and observing the town for any strange activities, he didn’t know how strange the town could get. Until he met the Boyette family of nineteen children! One of which is sexy enough to make him forget how to do his job! Alex Boyette is dangerous to his case, lethal to his libido and absolutely nuts with her live-in houseguest and giant-sized family. But can he resist her Cajun charm or her mother’s determination to throw them together? Come along for a wild ride as Ed learns, fairy-tales really do come true in Bayou Miste.

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Twisted Page Inc

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1626950490

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9781626950498

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